Latvia

Europe & Central Asia · Riga

Rank #101 of 173

28.4Strength score

Photos

President Rinkēvičs and U S Ambassador Argyros visit U S Army Soldiers at Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia (9782646) — President Rinkēvičs and U S Ambassador Argyros visit U S Army Soldiers at Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia (9782646)U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Max Elliott · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Patrulkugi — PatrulkugiUser:Jānis U. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft in Latvia MOD 45160577 — Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft in Latvia MOD 45160577Cpl Dave Blackburn · OGL v1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance77
Air power—
Manpower61
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $1.7B #71
Budget as % of GDP: 3.61% #20
Spending per person: $937 #26
GDP: $48.6B #98
Population: 1,847,785 #148

Manpower

Active personnel: 9,000 (World Bank figure) #139
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 9,000 #139

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

2Russian Federation95.0 VS
8France77.2 VS
10United Kingdom74.7 VS
12Turkiye73.3 VS
18Greece68.9 VS
19Germany68.2 VS
20Italy67.8 VS
24Spain67.0 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)